I would like to think that enough examples of non-compromise are going to start people thinking that there must be a better way to try to govern the country.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Compromise, contrary to popular opinion, does not mean selling out one's principles. Compromise means working out differences to forge a solution which fits the diversity of the body politic.
Compromise has a negative connotation.
A compromise is but an act of Congress. It may be overruled at any time. It gives us no security. But the Constitution is stable. It is a rock.
Politics is compromise.
I would love nothing more than compromise. But I would say to you that compromise that's not a solution is a waste of time.
One of the problems the Republican Party has had is that we're too fast to compromise. You can compromise on the little stuff, but you can't compromise on your core principles.
You can compromise without violating your principles, but it is nearly impossible to compromise when you turn principles into ideology.
But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.
I never heard the word 'compromise' used. So I'm starting to believe that these terms only come into play to try and force Republicans to do what the Democrats want.
My father ran for Congress in 2004, and I got a sense that there is no way to achieve much success without a certain amount of compromise.